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On goes a coat of Obenauf's ...
My new boots have an origin story ...
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Yes, the one on the left has the LP on it in the photo.
A bit of darkening, but not too much.
A bit of darkening, but not too much.
Very nice boots. I like commando soles on boots since I generally wear them in snow and mud.
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this company offers a choice of different soles, and have recently added the "large lug" sole, which is the one I got. They basically make the boots when you order them, so there is no additional charge for choice of sole.
Solid looking boot. 
Definitely prefer the honey-color. And with the application of Obenauf darkening it just a bit, gives it a richer, deeper hue.
Curious as to why the Goodyear welt stitching only goes around the front of the boot and not all the way around.
Definitely prefer the honey-color. And with the application of Obenauf darkening it just a bit, gives it a richer, deeper hue.
Curious as to why the Goodyear welt stitching only goes around the front of the boot and not all the way around.
Solid looking boot.
Definitely prefer the honey-color. And with the application of Obenauf darkening it just a bit, gives it a richer, deeper hue.
Curious as to why the Goodyear welt stitching only goes around the front of the boot and not all the way around.
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I found this video of their manufacture method. Pretty cool.
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Very nice boots. Wear them well.
So there's two stitching methods here. I'm not sure what the first one is, looks like a blake stitch method but the second pull where they stitch the outer leather of the toe cap is the Veldtschoen method I believe not a Goodyear welt. Very interesting to see them doing it this way.
Solid boot construction indeed. These should last a very long time if looked after.
It is very interesting. So the Veldtschoen stitching provides better waterproofing than the regular Goodyear welt stitching. Solid boot indeed.
Do they make a desert boot with Veldtschoen stitching?
It is very interesting. So the Veldtschoen stitching provides better waterproofing than the regular Goodyear welt stitching. Solid boot indeed.
Do they make a desert boot with Veldtschoen stitching?
The Mckinlay boots I just bought are made using Veldtschoen stitching, all their shoes and boots are made that way. You were looking at them already.
Them's some major league boots! Do wear them in good health. Very informative thread.
The Mckinlay boots I just bought are made using Veldtschoen stitching, all their shoes and boots are made that way. You were looking at them already.
The Gibson Donkey Suede! Consider memory jogged.
Did you pull the trigger on a pair?
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How goes it with the break-in? I hear bison, being tougher than calf (.. not cattle
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So far so good, but I don't try anything too ambitious yet.How goes it with the break-in? I hear bison, being tougher than calf (.. not cattle
The Gibson Donkey Suede! Consider memory jogged.
Did you pull the trigger on a pair?
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How goes it with the break-in? I hear bison, being tougher than calf (.. not cattle
Yep, those are the ones. I've not pulled the trigger yet, I'm waiting for the end of our winter.
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Everyone has a different opinion of "wide" vs. "narrow" and I don't have experience with a lot of other boot brands to compare per se.
The toe box never struck me as being particularly cramped. I'm sure other brands have a roomier one, and yet others have a tighter one.
Sorry I can't be more help.
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